Obesity in older adults: Synthesis of findings and recommendations for clinical practice

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 19-35

  Flood, Meredith ^a   Newman, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 38349114190     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20071201-04     Document Type: Article

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